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dalliance
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dalliance
(noun)
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dalliance
/
ˈ
dælijəns/
noun
plural
dalliances
dalliance
/
ˈ
dælijəns/
noun
plural
dalliances
Learner's definition of DALLIANCE
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1
:
an action that is not serious
—
often +
with
After a brief
dalliance with
acting, she pursued a law career.
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literary
:
a romantic or sexual relationship that is brief and not serious
He had
dalliances
[=(more commonly)
affairs
, (less formally)
flings
] with several women before he met his wife.
sexual
dalliances
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